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looks like a cooling trend next week. >>> going back to lieutenant governor abel maldonado. thank you for hanging in with us. you are in san bruno, you've been talking and bringing us up to date on everything. you are on the ground. you see this with your eyes. how has this impacted you. what are you saying to the families. >> what i'm saying to the family is that the state of california the city of san bruno and everybody is coming together to support and help and to come to the incident command center at the local community the to give you idea of where you need to go for emergencies. i can say to you all dave and torey i toured the incident last night, i never seen anything like this. you have a 30-inch diameter gas pipe in the middle of a road in the middle of a neighborhood that has exploded. just debris everywhere. all i can say is that last night i was in communication with mayor of san bruno, we called the state of emergency. everything is on par to move the city forward. >> i need to ask this, with the state budget crisis, is there money available to provide assista
looks like a cooling trend next week. >>> going back to lieutenant governor abel maldonado. thank you for hanging in with us. you are in san bruno, you've been talking and bringing us up to date on everything. you are on the ground. you see this with your eyes. how has this impacted you. what are you saying to the families. >> what i'm saying to the family is that the state of california the city of san bruno and everybody is coming together to support and help and to come to the...
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this morning, acting governor abel maldonado will tour the disaster area. he has declared a state of emergency in san mateo county. people who live in the fire area are asked to contact san bruno officials, who are trying to account for everyone. all san bruno park elementary schools and parkside junior high school are closed today. but capuchino high will be open. blood donations are being sought for victims of the explosion. the plan today is to search for potential casualties. that process won't be able to begin until the sun comes up... and when the situation is safe for rescue workers and emergency crews. "our problem is obviously with the high-pressure gas line. we could not get close to that line until they could shut down that pipeline... currently, they are shutting down distribution lines, so we still have residuals in the gas line. so at the last briefing, we still were not able to access the area fully." search dogs will reportedly be used in the effort. the city of san bruno is still working on getting an offic >>> search dogs will reportedly b
this morning, acting governor abel maldonado will tour the disaster area. he has declared a state of emergency in san mateo county. people who live in the fire area are asked to contact san bruno officials, who are trying to account for everyone. all san bruno park elementary schools and parkside junior high school are closed today. but capuchino high will be open. blood donations are being sought for victims of the explosion. the plan today is to search for potential casualties. that process...
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. >>> so we have abel maldonado and obama's news conferences coming up here on cbs 5 and cbs5.com. >>> breakingnys, deadly fireball, a gas explosion rips through a neighborhood near san francisco, burning dozens of homes, killing at least three. we are live from the scene. >>> koran confusion. the florida paster who threatened to burn the holy book now says he was lied to by a muslim cleric over the proposed islamic center near ground zero. will the burning go on as scheduled? we'll talk with both men at the center of this controversy. >>> and bank robber surprise. a customer jumps in to stop a holdup, leading to a desperate struggle for the robber's gun, early this friday morning, september 10th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> oh, you made it. good friday morning. good to have you with us. i'm erica hill. >> i'm harry smith. a busy news day. >> it is. straight to our breaking news this morning, out of northern california. a giant fireball there last night just around dinner time, dozens of homes destroyed after a huge explosion last night. it was apparently caused by a broken gas
. >>> so we have abel maldonado and obama's news conferences coming up here on cbs 5 and cbs5.com. >>> breakingnys, deadly fireball, a gas explosion rips through a neighborhood near san francisco, burning dozens of homes, killing at least three. we are live from the scene. >>> koran confusion. the florida paster who threatened to burn the holy book now says he was lied to by a muslim cleric over the proposed islamic center near ground zero. will the burning go on as...
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governor, abel maldonado and trying to get more information of this. hopefully when it these people will be able to return to their homes. at the very least to grab more clothing. we do not know how long there will be to when there will be able to return to their homes. and according to the attorney general, perhaps even as early as yesterday or this morning a. however, the city of san bruno is not giving any promises because that area where the explosion took place and the surrounding area. there still is treating it as a crime scene. and until police check that off and say that it is okay. there will not be able to return, on escorted, until probably today, tomorrow, and will find out about 40 minutes. >> off for will tran we took some of that video can you give us a sense of the pursley, your reaction of but you weren't seeing as you're going to the area-personally-- >> . and pretty quiet. it feels like a ghost town. you would expect people, especially on the weekend to move about the only people on the move for the firefighters, the police officers
governor, abel maldonado and trying to get more information of this. hopefully when it these people will be able to return to their homes. at the very least to grab more clothing. we do not know how long there will be to when there will be able to return to their homes. and according to the attorney general, perhaps even as early as yesterday or this morning a. however, the city of san bruno is not giving any promises because that area where the explosion took place and the surrounding area....
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abel maldonado has declared a state of emergency. he was on scene this morning and is planning a briefing but -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- fluid situation on their end and they are still trying to figure out the exact location of that briefing, which should be in about an hour or so. certainly everyone is still asking how could this happen. witnesses all report cheering and feeling the explosion before that fireball erupted. >> for the last three weeks right down the street after day from work i could smell that distinct smell from the gutter and sewer, just a week and a half ago, pg&e telling me to shut my garage. they are investigating a gas smell, they out there a little bit and load up and took off and now the after moot is this, which is ridiculous. >> reporter: we just talked with pg&e within the last hour, they say the investigation is continuing. they are certainly looking into this. ntsb really taking a hit on that and they are going to look into how this crater, this massive creator was created from this natural gas exp
abel maldonado has declared a state of emergency. he was on scene this morning and is planning a briefing but -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- fluid situation on their end and they are still trying to figure out the exact location of that briefing, which should be in about an hour or so. certainly everyone is still asking how could this happen. witnesses all report cheering and feeling the explosion before that fireball erupted. >> for the last three weeks right down the street...
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. -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- lieutenant- governor abel maldonado, the acting governor was on the scene from 1:30 to 4:00. he has declared a state of emergency and pland a briefing hours from now. and, of course you have everyone asking how this happened. everything points to this being a natural gas explosion. a full investigation was underway but aman said they were warn in signs. >> every day i could smell that smell from the gutter and sewer. a week and a half ago, pg&e telling me shut the garage, they are investigating a gas smell. out there for a little bit. load up. they won't let anybody know, took off and now the aftermath is this, which is ridiculous. >> and the aftermath could be seen n a huge crater that was created in the neighborhood. again at this hour, though, the priority remains on getting this fear out on accounting for all of the people who luffed inside the fire area and this is a constantly develop ig situation. i talked to police officers out here pushing this back and they are telling us, look, we are get in new information every 5 minutes. they are trying
. -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- lieutenant- governor abel maldonado, the acting governor was on the scene from 1:30 to 4:00. he has declared a state of emergency and pland a briefing hours from now. and, of course you have everyone asking how this happened. everything points to this being a natural gas explosion. a full investigation was underway but aman said they were warn in signs. >> every day i could smell that smell from the gutter and sewer. a week and a half ago, pg&e...
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. >> cerca de las cuatro abel maldonado del día de hoy se desgajo el cerro. >> han comenzado a llegar helicópteros de la marina y de la fuerza áreas. >> los caminos estan complicados, carreteras y puentes colapsados, es difícil llegar a stm santa maría de tlahuitoltepec . >> el estado de mñxico se móvilizo para entregar ayuda, el cónsulado de mñxico en dallas entregara informacion para la gente que tiene familiares en oaxaca, mñxico . >> nos pueden visitar en la página del cónsulado, tambiñn nos pueden mandar informacion. >> de nuevo si necesita comunicarse debido al deslave llame al número a continuacion o a la página del cónsulado. >> en oakland un arreglo de pandillas dejo a una niña herida. >> al ver las dramaticas imagenes de esta casa en oakland uno piensa que es un milagro que nadie haya muerto. >> este es la lluvia de balas que hizo despertar a los familiares y vecinos. >> yo vi que mi hermanita estaba llorando y le vi la sangre asi llame a emergencias. >> fueron más de 24 tiros. >> aca puedo contar más de 17 tiros en solo este cuarto. >> aca todavia se ve la
. >> cerca de las cuatro abel maldonado del día de hoy se desgajo el cerro. >> han comenzado a llegar helicópteros de la marina y de la fuerza áreas. >> los caminos estan complicados, carreteras y puentes colapsados, es difícil llegar a stm santa maría de tlahuitoltepec . >> el estado de mñxico se móvilizo para entregar ayuda, el cónsulado de mñxico en dallas entregara informacion para la gente que tiene familiares en oaxaca, mñxico . >> nos pueden...
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is out of the country in asia at this point, abel maldonado signed an executive order freeing up funds so people who are victims here have access to help right way. now, the big question, what caused what may turn out to be the biggest pipeline disaster in this country? ken bastida has been looking into that part of the story for us. kept what did you find out? >> >> reporter: first a quick undate. some eos, urban search and very excuse teams have been released from the area and with that we have new information that the number of homes of destroyed now according to the state is at 37. so that's a bit of an adjustment there. 37 homes destroyed. this is the end of the line for most people. they can't get past san bruno avenue at crestmoor drive. but when they do get home, whether it's tonight or over the weekend, they are going to have the same question on their minds, who is responsible for unleashing this hell in their neighborhood? >>> reporter: investigators got their first look today at the origin of the deadly blast that left a crater the size of a house. the gas line that rupture
is out of the country in asia at this point, abel maldonado signed an executive order freeing up funds so people who are victims here have access to help right way. now, the big question, what caused what may turn out to be the biggest pipeline disaster in this country? ken bastida has been looking into that part of the story for us. kept what did you find out? >> >> reporter: first a quick undate. some eos, urban search and very excuse teams have been released from the area and...
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maldonado pero falta determinar cómo calcular esto. - el alcalde de pasey new jersey alex blanco garantizó que ningún migrante sería arrestado y hoy el funcionario dijo que ni las autoridades de inmigración y ni las redadas son bienvenidas a pasey. el compromiso lo hizo ante los gobernadores electos de puebla, de sinaloa y oaxaca. moment momento ordende >>>josé: en guatemala las autoridades encontraron un kee coche bomba que por medio de un control remoto iba a explotar, las autoridades dicen que se trata de una venganza de las mano difícpandi. ahora esto sucede cuando el presidente del país se prepara para iniciar una iniciativa que termo noo rinaría con los pandilleros en toda centroamérica, angie sandoval tiene los detalles. >>>angie: la propuesta pudiera convertirse en la primera iniciativa regional contra las maras. >>> yo creo que el ministerio de gobernación debería ejecutar un plan urgente. >>>angie: respondiendo al llamado del gobierno de guatemala, el presidente Álva Álva Álvaro colón a ffirmó que le promueve a los presidentes de salvador y colombia, una reunión p
maldonado pero falta determinar cómo calcular esto. - el alcalde de pasey new jersey alex blanco garantizó que ningún migrante sería arrestado y hoy el funcionario dijo que ni las autoridades de inmigración y ni las redadas son bienvenidas a pasey. el compromiso lo hizo ante los gobernadores electos de puebla, de sinaloa y oaxaca. moment momento ordende >>>josé: en guatemala las autoridades encontraron un kee coche bomba que por medio de un control remoto iba a explotar, las...
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. >>> the government says he is sending lieutenant governor abel maldonado. the conference is in new mexico. it will also focus on ecomic development and energy. arizona governor jan brewer and texas governor rick perry also will not attend. >>> this morning, officers are investigating a purse snatching from an oakland city councilmember. they say on saturday night, someone approached mayoral candidate jane kwan and stole her purse. kwan was not hurt, and her purse, without the valuables inside, was recovered in the parking lot a short time later. earlier this month, council man de la fuente's home was burglarized in the fruit district. >>> former president bill clinton is understanding why the tea party is gain momentum. >> the tea party insurrection, if you will, as you see in the republican primaries, reflects the feelings ever a lot of american -- of a lot of americans, that they're getting the shaft. >> the former president points out, though, that the tea parties party is ambiguous on some issues. but it remains to be seen whether it threatens democrats
. >>> the government says he is sending lieutenant governor abel maldonado. the conference is in new mexico. it will also focus on ecomic development and energy. arizona governor jan brewer and texas governor rick perry also will not attend. >>> this morning, officers are investigating a purse snatching from an oakland city councilmember. they say on saturday night, someone approached mayoral candidate jane kwan and stole her purse. kwan was not hurt, and her purse, without...
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and he says he is sending lieutenant governor abel maldonado. the council will focus on economic energy. arizona governor jan brewer and texas governor rick perry will also not attend. >>> police are investigating a purse snatching from an oakland councilmember. they say it happened saturday night. someone approached in the safe way parking lot and stole her purse. she wasn't hurt. her purse, without any valuables, was found in the same parking lot, a short time later. early ther month, councilman de la fuente's home in the food district wasburglarized. >>> former president bill clinton says he understands the tea party movement and why it's gaining momentum. >> the tea party reflects the feelings of a lot of americans that they're getting the shaft. >> clinton points out, though, that the party is ambiguous on some national issues. but says it remains to be seen whether the movement will threaten democrats in the upcoming elections. >>> our time now, 5:15. let's go right back to sal. how are we look, sal? >> we're doing pretty well. and wanted
and he says he is sending lieutenant governor abel maldonado. the council will focus on economic energy. arizona governor jan brewer and texas governor rick perry will also not attend. >>> police are investigating a purse snatching from an oakland councilmember. they say it happened saturday night. someone approached in the safe way parking lot and stole her purse. she wasn't hurt. her purse, without any valuables, was found in the same parking lot, a short time later. early ther...
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maldonado declaró el estado de emergencia y recordemos que el gobernador de california se encuentra en oriente, para traer a california un evento de alta tecnología para el 2020. >> se trata de simon redmon y ty poblete, que representan un gimnasio, quiere usted estar delgadita, para poder usar su traje de baño con orgullo, puede hacer un boot camp, un campo de entrenamiento. >> if you can get closer to the mic, i really appreciate, ok, so please tell us about the boot camp? >> imagínense hacer ejercicio durante 30 días. >> es un entrenamiento de 20 minutos al día, con box autñntico, preparación para una pelea. >> todo el entrenamiento como el de la película de rocky, pero esto acoplado a usted, si quiere perdir esas libras de más. >> lunes a viernes, hombres, mujeres, doctores, abogados, abierto para todos, de 6:30 a 7:30 de la mañana. >> no hay limitaciones, si usted tiene o su hijo o hija tiene problemas de sobrepeso, los menores de 16 años se pueden registrar. >> cómo pueden registrarse las personas para este programa? >> pueden llamar directamente, o ir al gimnasio.
maldonado declaró el estado de emergencia y recordemos que el gobernador de california se encuentra en oriente, para traer a california un evento de alta tecnología para el 2020. >> se trata de simon redmon y ty poblete, que representan un gimnasio, quiere usted estar delgadita, para poder usar su traje de baño con orgullo, puede hacer un boot camp, un campo de entrenamiento. >> if you can get closer to the mic, i really appreciate, ok, so please tell us about the boot camp?...
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abel maldonado has already declared state of emergency in san mateo county. and people who live in that fire area are being asked to contact san bruno officials, who are trying to account for everyone. all san bruno park elementary schools and parkside junior high are closed but capuchino high school will be open. >>> and blood donations are being sought for victims of the explosion. so that is a recap of what's happening in san bruno. >> several streets are closed in the area mostly surface streets. elizabeth has the explanation. >> good morning. as far as the traffic impact goes, it's just local city streets. claremont, glenview drive, other city streets in the area, those are all closed. it's just west of the 280 freeway. all the off-ramps from 280 are open. traffic is unimpacted on the freeways. we have seen a few slower sensors so maybe 101 is a better option once the commute gets under way. we are likely going to see a lot of spectator slowing especially through san bruno. all the off rashes are re- opened. they have been re-opening them slowly over the
abel maldonado has already declared state of emergency in san mateo county. and people who live in that fire area are being asked to contact san bruno officials, who are trying to account for everyone. all san bruno park elementary schools and parkside junior high are closed but capuchino high school will be open. >>> and blood donations are being sought for victims of the explosion. so that is a recap of what's happening in san bruno. >> several streets are closed in the area...
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acting governor abel maldonado, and senator barbara boxer got a first-handlook at the blast. the ntsb say it could take as long as 18 months to determine why the pipeline exploded. one thing they will review is the maintenance records. >> there's a lot of 30-inch gas pipelines throughout the state and we want to make sure this done happen anywhere else. >> alan: leaders want to know if pg&e had an emergency response plan in san bruno and if it cass carried out. answered that may come slowly from an explosion that happened so fast. >>> we continue to receive video from viewers of the fire. this video taken very close to the origin of the explosion, was uploaded to abc-7 news at ureport. if you have video you would like to share, upload it to ureport.abc-7 news.com. or e-mail it at ureport at kgo tv dom dom. >>> up next, reflections on this ninth anniversary of 9/11. and a florida pastor did not burn the koran, but the word didn't get back to afghanistan. >> a gorgeous day today but fog is moving across the bay and impacting our temperatures for is moving across the bay and imp
acting governor abel maldonado, and senator barbara boxer got a first-handlook at the blast. the ntsb say it could take as long as 18 months to determine why the pipeline exploded. one thing they will review is the maintenance records. >> there's a lot of 30-inch gas pipelines throughout the state and we want to make sure this done happen anywhere else. >> alan: leaders want to know if pg&e had an emergency response plan in san bruno and if it cass carried out. answered that may...
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. >>> california's acting governor abel maldonado plans to visit the fire later this morning. he has already declared a state of emergency for san mateo bridge. let's go to anne makovec with more on this fire from san bruno. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am as close to the fire scene as you can get this morning. i'm on sneath lane and 280. you can see the area is being blocked off by officers here behind me. we drove around the perimeter of the neighborhood this morning near crestmore canyon. every way in is blocked off by police officers and flares like you see here. we did just speak with a woman though trying to get in to see if her home is still standing. >> we were in hawaii. we cut our vacation short just -- my daughter called me at 6:10 crying saying that there's been an explosion, a plane crash, she didn't know what happened. we got on a flight as fast as we can and here we are, what is it, 5:15 in the morning, and, uhm, we can't get to our home. we don't know anything that's happened. and we just are devastated. >> reporter: at this point police don
. >>> california's acting governor abel maldonado plans to visit the fire later this morning. he has already declared a state of emergency for san mateo bridge. let's go to anne makovec with more on this fire from san bruno. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am as close to the fire scene as you can get this morning. i'm on sneath lane and 280. you can see the area is being blocked off by officers here behind me. we drove around the perimeter of the neighborhood...
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maldonado. governor schwarzenegger out of the state. he is speaking in spanish, he told us a moment ago. pg&e is committed to offering temporary housing, food, clothing to the victims. now we want to listen in to the city manager. >> assisting us in keeping the public informed. that's one of our primary immediate task. an important update will occur at a town hall meeting which will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. this is an announcement for the public. a town hall meeting will be convened by the mayor and the city council tomorrow afternoon, 2:00 p.m. at saint roberts church in crystal string road, which is directly across the street from the veterans memorial recreation center. chief haig will give you an update on the status of the event to date. i could assure you, again, we are doing everything possible to assist residents, through the recreation center with accessing resources. as i told you this morning, earlier, our local assistance center is up and running at the recreation c
maldonado. governor schwarzenegger out of the state. he is speaking in spanish, he told us a moment ago. pg&e is committed to offering temporary housing, food, clothing to the victims. now we want to listen in to the city manager. >> assisting us in keeping the public informed. that's one of our primary immediate task. an important update will occur at a town hall meeting which will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. this is an announcement for the public. a town hall meeting...
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. >> reporter: in fact, i spoke with abel maldonado about that on saturday and he was saying he is going to press for quick answers. he said it was absolutely unacceptable that the ntsb might take up to a year to complete its investigation. and the ntsb quickly followed that saying that as soon as they get each new piece of information they will release it. >> i'm sure people want answers. anne makovec in san bruno, thanks. >>> as anne mentioned, it's an 18-year-old woman who is now the latest victim to be identified. so at this point, four people are confirmed dead. the other victims are jackie grieg and her 13-year-old daughter janessa. they are survived by her husband and her 16-year-old daughter. also killed, 20-year-old jessica morales. she was a student at the academy of art university in san francisco studying to be a fashion judgist. now, it's still not clear exactly how many people are still missing. there is one report that says four. but the city is telling us the number is actually three. investigators say that some of the confusion is because physical evidence is so hard to
. >> reporter: in fact, i spoke with abel maldonado about that on saturday and he was saying he is going to press for quick answers. he said it was absolutely unacceptable that the ntsb might take up to a year to complete its investigation. and the ntsb quickly followed that saying that as soon as they get each new piece of information they will release it. >> i'm sure people want answers. anne makovec in san bruno, thanks. >>> as anne mentioned, it's an 18-year-old woman...
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. >> reporter: abel maldonado is asking for inspections of age. >> we can't rush science. we can certainly ask for and demand that we get regular informational briefings on what they have found to date. >> reporter: another news conference expected here tomorrow morning at 8:00 in the bay hill shopping center parking lot as we've been telling you, this has been the scene for the incident command center and for the media for and for folks trying to get -- media and for folks trying to get information. so those folks will know if they can get back in the homes by noon. ann? >> thank you, don. >>> the ntsb got a better look at the aftermath and investigators say the size of the crater left behind by the blast measures 167 feet by 26 feet. they do not know how deep it is yet because it's too unstable to put anyone inside. as for the pipe, the investigators recovered a 28- foot long segment of the 30- inch pipe. the pipeline was owned by pg&e. well, dogs searching a san bruno neighborhood where the gas exploded may have discovered more victims. authorities say the dogs have pic
. >> reporter: abel maldonado is asking for inspections of age. >> we can't rush science. we can certainly ask for and demand that we get regular informational briefings on what they have found to date. >> reporter: another news conference expected here tomorrow morning at 8:00 in the bay hill shopping center parking lot as we've been telling you, this has been the scene for the incident command center and for the media for and for folks trying to get -- media and for folks...
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lieutenant governor, mayor gachb newsom, san francisco mayor versus abel maldonado. he's only been in that position for a few months. a state senator before. and this is really, surprise league, after a nine-point lead in the last field poll from newsom, shaping up to be a very tight race. >> maldonado has had a couple of things that put his name in a position of authority and one of helpfulness with the san bruno fire. >> that's right. he was out there. acting governor when that happened. you know, i think what's interesting with this is there are some big differences and there are some not so big differences. newsom, obviously, made his name here in san francisco. gay marriage say huge thing. maldonado was for prop 8. he's against gay marriage. he is a fairly moderate republican, however. so that's really not going to necessarily -- we already see some sort of right wing conservatives start talking about eye write-in candidacy for someone further to the right. and a lot of these issues there's not a big -- for attorney general you have two candidates that oar there
lieutenant governor, mayor gachb newsom, san francisco mayor versus abel maldonado. he's only been in that position for a few months. a state senator before. and this is really, surprise league, after a nine-point lead in the last field poll from newsom, shaping up to be a very tight race. >> maldonado has had a couple of things that put his name in a position of authority and one of helpfulness with the san bruno fire. >> that's right. he was out there. acting governor when that...
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. >> while the governor was gone, lieutenant governor abel maldonado did declare a state of emergency in san mateo county making state money available. >>> well, firefighters made some quick work of a grassfire in orinda this afternoon. fire broke out just about 2:00 p.m., burned about 2 acres next to eastbound highway 24. the cause of the fire, they don't know that yet. chp briefly shut down the orinda on-ramp while crews from moraga, orinda fire district and the contra costa county knocked down those flames. >>> gubernatorial candidate jerry brown wore his attorney general hat today, sued city leaders in the town of bell in southern california. brown filed lawsuits against eight former and current city leaders accusing them of fraud and conspiracy. the civil suits demand they return hundreds of thousands of dollars in inflated salaries that they gave themselves. >> no doubt that the activities and scowling every city council and the method by which they paid the city manager wasted money and broke the laws of california. you can see it and smell it and it stinks to high heaven. >> b
. >> while the governor was gone, lieutenant governor abel maldonado did declare a state of emergency in san mateo county making state money available. >>> well, firefighters made some quick work of a grassfire in orinda this afternoon. fire broke out just about 2:00 p.m., burned about 2 acres next to eastbound highway 24. the cause of the fire, they don't know that yet. chp briefly shut down the orinda on-ramp while crews from moraga, orinda fire district and the contra costa...
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today, as acting governor, lieutenant governor abel maldonado signed an executive order that will make it easier for victims to get assistance. sherry hu with us now. you talk to some who, while they are not hurt, they have lost everything else in their lives. >> reporter: they have. and it's so difficult when you have to start again from scratch, allen. it is dinnertime right now here at the evacuation center. but a lot of the evacuees have been here practically all day. they are waiting for a list to be released so they can find out if their homes are either burned to the ground or if they are still standing. >>> reporter: nelson alvarado couldn't get home after work last night. and now he may not have a home at all. >> the explosion was three houses down from our house. so -- >> reporter: his parents and extended family may be homeless, all 11 of them. it is simply overwhelming. >> can't really think straight. i don't know -- i really don't know. i don't know what to do. i don't know what to thin. >> reporter: judy escaped with only her life. >> the fireball at the corner coming at
today, as acting governor, lieutenant governor abel maldonado signed an executive order that will make it easier for victims to get assistance. sherry hu with us now. you talk to some who, while they are not hurt, they have lost everything else in their lives. >> reporter: they have. and it's so difficult when you have to start again from scratch, allen. it is dinnertime right now here at the evacuation center. but a lot of the evacuees have been here practically all day. they are waiting...
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. >>> some democrats are accusing abel maldonado of using the san bruno explosion to increase his visibility in the lieutenant- governor's race. you will hear the response from his opponent, gavin newsom. >>> tea party candidates talked up surprising wins in the republican primaries overnight. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what this could mean for the november elections. >> reporter: the tea party showed its movement and showed upset. the biggest upset was in delaware for the fight for the seat christine o'donnell is fighting for. there was also a big win in new york. >> i want everybody in the republican party who opposed me to know this -- you are welcome to join the people's crusade. >> reporter: the counting is still on in the new hampshire primary. the tea party candidate lost in maryland. in all eight republican candidates outside of the so- called republican establishment have won in primaries in what is being called a very turbulent season. democrats say these tea party wins are good news for them in november. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison
. >>> some democrats are accusing abel maldonado of using the san bruno explosion to increase his visibility in the lieutenant- governor's race. you will hear the response from his opponent, gavin newsom. >>> tea party candidates talked up surprising wins in the republican primaries overnight. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what this could mean for the november elections. >> reporter: the tea party showed its movement and showed upset. the...
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the governor is sending lieutenant-governor abel maldonado to represent california at this meeting of u.s. and mexican border governors. the conference will focus on economic development as well as energy issues. arizona's -- arizona's governor january brewer and texas's governor, rick perry, will not be there. >>> it appears a deal is trying to be made to release those last two hikers. >> reporter: as roche's president arrives -- iran's president arrives in new york for the assembly meeting, there are fears he could be planning bargaining tools. he has suggested the two could be traded for those in u.s. custody. sarah shourd was released and spoke out about the release of her two friends. their moms are in new york. >> we are mothers, we are not politicians. we're just very, very eager to have our children returned to us. the united states and iran do not have direct diplomatic relations but secretary of state hillary clinton is also in new york for the u.n. summit and she's calling on mahmoud ahmadinejad to "make a very significant humanitarian gesture and release the two americans.
the governor is sending lieutenant-governor abel maldonado to represent california at this meeting of u.s. and mexican border governors. the conference will focus on economic development as well as energy issues. arizona's -- arizona's governor january brewer and texas's governor, rick perry, will not be there. >>> it appears a deal is trying to be made to release those last two hikers. >> reporter: as roche's president arrives -- iran's president arrives in new york for the...
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. >> reporter: the lieutenant- governor's race in the past two months, abel maldonado has cut newsom's lead half. in july, up 9%. now it's down to 4. newsom, 34%. mallmallmaldonado 35. no tv ads yet. so what's changed? the most likely explanation -- tragedy. when the san bruno pipeline exploded, governor schwarzenegger was out of the state. >> i think mall maldonado benefited a bit from his role as kind of acting governor during the san bruno fire. >> reporter: malmaldonado rushed to the scene, comforted people and held briefings. >> he's now a little better known, maybe 20% in the north. >> reporter: looking forward, newsom has raised more money for maldonado, money for ads. in the state attorney general's race, san francisco's district attorney kamala harris, a democrat, continues to trail the republican district attorney from los angeles, steve cooley. cooley, 35%. harris 31. >> this is actually, a regional battle. los angeles district attorney versus san francisco district attorney. >> reporter: the feel polls say cooley is better known and favored in the south. harris in the north
. >> reporter: the lieutenant- governor's race in the past two months, abel maldonado has cut newsom's lead half. in july, up 9%. now it's down to 4. newsom, 34%. mallmallmaldonado 35. no tv ads yet. so what's changed? the most likely explanation -- tragedy. when the san bruno pipeline exploded, governor schwarzenegger was out of the state. >> i think mall maldonado benefited a bit from his role as kind of acting governor during the san bruno fire. >> reporter: malmaldonado...
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. >> reporter: the lieutenant- governor's race in the past two months, abel maldonado has cut newsom's lead half. in july, up 9%. now it's down to 4. newsom, 34%. mallmallmaldonado 35. no tv ads yet. so what's changed? the most likely explanation -- tragedy. when the san bruno pipeline exploded, governor schwarzenegger was out of the state. >> i think mall maldonado benefited a bit from his role as kind of acting governor during the san bruno fire. >> reporter: malmaldonado rushed to the scene, comforted people and held briefings. >> he's now a little better known, maybe 20% in the north. >> reporter: looking forward, newsom has raised more money for maldonado, money for ads. in the state attorney general's race, san francisco's district attorney kamala harris, a democrat, continues to trail the republican district attorney from los angeles, steve cooley. cooley, 35%. harris 31. >> this is actually, a regional battle. los angeles district attorney versus san francisco district attorney. >> reporter: the feel polls say cooley is better known and favored in the south. harris in the north
. >> reporter: the lieutenant- governor's race in the past two months, abel maldonado has cut newsom's lead half. in july, up 9%. now it's down to 4. newsom, 34%. mallmallmaldonado 35. no tv ads yet. so what's changed? the most likely explanation -- tragedy. when the san bruno pipeline exploded, governor schwarzenegger was out of the state. >> i think mall maldonado benefited a bit from his role as kind of acting governor during the san bruno fire. >> reporter: malmaldonado...
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. >>> acting governor abel maldonado signed new legislation requiring a southern california city to return millions in ill-gotten tax revenue. the bill orders officials from the city of bell to return $3 million in property taxes that the state says was illegally collected. bell is at the center of state and federal investigations after news came to light that the city manager was making nearly $800,000 a year and the assistant city manager, $376,000 a year. bell is a suburb of l.a. and -- and is a small blue- colored -- blue-collar town. >>> stocks started the week off with some healthy gains today. [ closing bell ] >> analysts say the advances are partly due to a new agreement announced by global -- global regulators. in it, they will have to keep more in reserves. the dow is up a little more than 81 points. the nasdaq is 43. for more financial and consumer news go to ktvu.com and click on the business tab. >>> coming up next at 6:00, the pry sis -- crisis involving student loans. it's not a problem with getting them. it's what happens after that. >>> also, more on the new developments f
. >>> acting governor abel maldonado signed new legislation requiring a southern california city to return millions in ill-gotten tax revenue. the bill orders officials from the city of bell to return $3 million in property taxes that the state says was illegally collected. bell is at the center of state and federal investigations after news came to light that the city manager was making nearly $800,000 a year and the assistant city manager, $376,000 a year. bell is a suburb of l.a....
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also wanted to mention that lieutenant governor abel maldonado is out here, he is going to look at the devastation later this morning with senator boxer. reporting live in san bruno, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thank you so much, christie. and keep it here on nbc bay area news for the latest on the san bruno blast, the investigation and what's next for the people who live there. and all of the rest of the day's news today in the bay. and we'll update nbcbayarea.com 24/7. the next news at 5:00. i'll see you tomorrow at 7:00. as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and universities. clean energy promoted. 1.9 million new jobs created. california was working. i'm jerry brown. california needs major changes. we have to live within our means; we have to return power and decision making to the local level-closer to the people and no new taxes without voter approval. jerry brown the knowledge and know-how to get california working again.
also wanted to mention that lieutenant governor abel maldonado is out here, he is going to look at the devastation later this morning with senator boxer. reporting live in san bruno, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thank you so much, christie. and keep it here on nbc bay area news for the latest on the san bruno blast, the investigation and what's next for the people who live there. and all of the rest of the day's news today in the bay. and we'll update nbcbayarea.com 24/7. the next...
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out of san francisco, the lieutenant governor of california is abel maldonado. thank you for your time. we need answers to all of this but before we get to that, what are you doing, what's the state doing, what's pg & e doing to make sure there's not another pipeline buried beneath some neighborhood that's about to blow up again? >> first of all i just heard it on the video and the clip and i must tell you, that's exactly what happened, i must tell you, i was there, and once the pipe burst, it blew up all the water mains, we had no water, we called a state of emergency immediately, i signed an executive order immediately to bring mutualoid. mutual aid isn't just first respond, it's red cross and everyone else. and the people moving back into the neighborhood, what's most important, bill, you're right, what caused this, how did this pipe blow up, how did it burst and who's responsible. bill: and how are you making sure that it doesn't happen again today? >> well, that's where i'm at right now. we had a press conference on friday, ntsb is on site, investigating. a
out of san francisco, the lieutenant governor of california is abel maldonado. thank you for your time. we need answers to all of this but before we get to that, what are you doing, what's the state doing, what's pg & e doing to make sure there's not another pipeline buried beneath some neighborhood that's about to blow up again? >> first of all i just heard it on the video and the clip and i must tell you, that's exactly what happened, i must tell you, i was there, and once the pipe...
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mayor gavin newsom has a lead over the lieutenant governor abel maldonado. 40 days to go until election day. you can get analysis on our website. just search prop zero. you are watching today in the bay. >> we will have a look at the traffic and weather in a few minutes, but first, a meeting today could decide if fg and e will be allowed to pass the cost of the pipeline disaster on to customers. state regulators are in san francisco looking at the possibility and rate hikes to cover the cost. meantime the clean up is beginning at the blast site and bob redell is there with concerns they might find in the debris. >> reporter: that's one reason why they want to get moving on the clean up of the blast zone here in san bruno. the rainy season is going to be here soon and they don't want toxic chemicals on site with dust and ash and whatever it could be here to wash downhill into the bay. later this morning, workers will fire up the back hoe. the priority is to remove all the burned out cars that litter the streets here in san bruno to make way for the heavy clean up equipment. that can get
mayor gavin newsom has a lead over the lieutenant governor abel maldonado. 40 days to go until election day. you can get analysis on our website. just search prop zero. you are watching today in the bay. >> we will have a look at the traffic and weather in a few minutes, but first, a meeting today could decide if fg and e will be allowed to pass the cost of the pipeline disaster on to customers. state regulators are in san francisco looking at the possibility and rate hikes to cover the...
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san francisco mayor gavin newsom leads abel maldonado. there 40 days to go until election day. you can get analysis when you search prop zero. >> this morning, we are following developing news out of the east bay. >> working the story when it broke after 4:30 and he is here with the latest on the shooting. >> an update in oakland. we are getting video into the newsroom. on the victims we believe there were three people shot. two may have had what police call grazing wounds. lucky to be alive. the shooting happened early this morning at a club in the 1400 block of webster street. the caribbean club in oakland's chinatown. >> thank you for the update. >> a british author came forward with claims about why the titanic sanction. luis patton's grand father was an officer and claims the steers men steered into the iceberg and the ship sanction as fast as it did because an official persuaded the captain to continue on to sail. patton said the truth about what happened back in 1912 was hidden for fear of tarnishing the reputation of her grandfather who later became a war hero. >>> good
san francisco mayor gavin newsom leads abel maldonado. there 40 days to go until election day. you can get analysis when you search prop zero. >> this morning, we are following developing news out of the east bay. >> working the story when it broke after 4:30 and he is here with the latest on the shooting. >> an update in oakland. we are getting video into the newsroom. on the victims we believe there were three people shot. two may have had what police call grazing wounds....
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lieutenant governor abel maldonado had been filling in for him since he was on a trip to asia but he will be here touring the devastated crestmoor neighborhood. the ntsb is here to investigate. 37 homes were destroyed. 50 people were killed, four dead, likely seven since three people are still reported missing. in addition to the investigation on the ground, the ntsb got 90 e-mails with tips from people who live around here, only one though with a report of someone smelling gas a few weeks prior to the explosion. they are asking anyone with those claims to email them and also report if they contacted any officials about it at that time be it representatives from pg&e, police or fire or the public utilities commission. another big factor in this investigation, how long it took for the gas in the area to be turned off after the pipe ruptured. yesterday we heard from first responders and what they experienced in the first moments after the blast. >> i happened to be crestmoor elementary school. i was at my son's baseball game. we thought there was a plane crash. then the second call cam
lieutenant governor abel maldonado had been filling in for him since he was on a trip to asia but he will be here touring the devastated crestmoor neighborhood. the ntsb is here to investigate. 37 homes were destroyed. 50 people were killed, four dead, likely seven since three people are still reported missing. in addition to the investigation on the ground, the ntsb got 90 e-mails with tips from people who live around here, only one though with a report of someone smelling gas a few weeks...
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. >> while the governor was gone, lieutenant governor abel maldonado declared a state of emergency in san mateo county making state money available. >>> four people face felony charges accused of trying to take advantage of the san bruno disaster. the four are charged with lying about living in the burned-out area trying to get free food and other aid for victims of the explosion and fire. they were caught when they applied for replacement driver's licenses. two of those suspects live three miles from the explosion site, the other two are from san francisco. later this morning, officials in san bruno will offer tips on how to avoid scams as fire victims recover. >>> a vigil is planned this evening for the mother and daughter killed in the san bruno disaster. it begins at 7:00 at saint cecilia catholic church in san francisco. 13-year-old janessa grieg went to school there and her mother jacquelin offered volunteered for school activities. the funeral will be at the same catholic church tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >>> this morning in washington, president obama meeting with his expo
. >> while the governor was gone, lieutenant governor abel maldonado declared a state of emergency in san mateo county making state money available. >>> four people face felony charges accused of trying to take advantage of the san bruno disaster. the four are charged with lying about living in the burned-out area trying to get free food and other aid for victims of the explosion and fire. they were caught when they applied for replacement driver's licenses. two of those suspects...
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lieutenant governor abel maldonado has already called the initial 18-month timeline for the federal investigation unacceptable and demanded quicker answers. u.s. senator barbara boxer came to the site and joined with fellow senator dianne feinstein in calling for an inspection of gas transmission pipe that come under federal control. back in washington, congressman john garamendi joined in a call for an investigation into the age of the pipeline. >> what was considered to be the riskiest pipeline in california travels through livermore, turned out it was not the riskiest. it turned out to be the second riskiest pipeline. the first in san bruno. >> reporter: locally, state assemblyman jerry hill, whose districts include san bruno, called on pg&e to release the location of its 100 highest risk lines. >> everyone has a right to know what's under their home. the legislation... >> reporter: hill also wants a requirement that automatic remote shutoff valves be put on all high risk gas lines. >> last thursday night this fire and the explosion in that -- that inferno that was coming out of the ground las
lieutenant governor abel maldonado has already called the initial 18-month timeline for the federal investigation unacceptable and demanded quicker answers. u.s. senator barbara boxer came to the site and joined with fellow senator dianne feinstein in calling for an inspection of gas transmission pipe that come under federal control. back in washington, congressman john garamendi joined in a call for an investigation into the age of the pipeline. >> what was considered to be the riskiest...
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maldonado. >>> pg&e has fired a company cleaning the homes. it took action after receiving complaints that the serv-pro company was doing a poor job. pg&e says any current work the company is doing will be finished but they will not be hired for any additional cleanup work. >>> 8:48. the budget stalemate in sacramento is affecting thousands of nonprofits all over the state. many of them can't make their payroll because they rely on state money which has stopped. allied fellowship service in earth has not been able to -- oakland has not been able to pay their staff for two months. that agency provides tell foe rarely housing for parolees who have been released from prison. >> it's very frustrating. you feel like you don't have a voice. >> so far the state has more than $3 million in overdue payments. >>> well, both of the top candidates for governor claim they would be able to break through the state budget gridlock. meg whitman said if she were effected governor, she would veto any legislation not related to jobs, job training, education and s
maldonado. >>> pg&e has fired a company cleaning the homes. it took action after receiving complaints that the serv-pro company was doing a poor job. pg&e says any current work the company is doing will be finished but they will not be hired for any additional cleanup work. >>> 8:48. the budget stalemate in sacramento is affecting thousands of nonprofits all over the state. many of them can't make their payroll because they rely on state money which has stopped. allied...
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lieutenant governor abel maldonado will be with him. as acting governor last week, maldonado declared a state of emergency because of the explosion and fire. >>> san francisco supervisors have given initial approval to a new alcohol tax. but the vote was 7-3. that was actually one vote short of what's needed to override the veto promised by mayor gavin newsom. the new fee would aapply to alcohol serves at bars and strengths, add an extra 5 cents to a bottle of beer. >>> an elevated track is the best way for california's high- speed rail system to go through downtown san jose. that is what the city council decided yesterday by an 8-2 vote. the decision now goes to the california high-speed rail authority. >>> traffic and weather right after this. when it comes to veterans, no one fights harder than jerry mcnerney. when some vets were forced to travel hours for care, mcnerney fought for a new v.a. medical facility, and won. mcnerney took on washington gridlock, to improve care for vets with traumatic brain injuries. his plan became law. t
lieutenant governor abel maldonado will be with him. as acting governor last week, maldonado declared a state of emergency because of the explosion and fire. >>> san francisco supervisors have given initial approval to a new alcohol tax. but the vote was 7-3. that was actually one vote short of what's needed to override the veto promised by mayor gavin newsom. the new fee would aapply to alcohol serves at bars and strengths, add an extra 5 cents to a bottle of beer. >>> an...
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. >> abel maldonado dijo que pronto informarían los detalles, varias casas dañadas 52 pacientes llevados al hospital, 4 bomberos debieron ser hospitalizados el gobernador había indicado que había 4 personas muertas pero este número pudo haber aumentado, en san bruno se envían las condolencias a los familiares de estas personas, ayer tambiñn se declaró emergencia local y el gobernador arnold schwarzenegger tambiñn ha declarado emergencia federal, se hace un llamado a las personas q están buscando a familiares a llamar al telñfono en pantalla muchos residentes están transitando por los alrededores, se advierte a las personas a eviten venir a esta área hasta el momento las autoridades no han podido llegar al lugar de la explosión, les recuerdo a quienes buscan a familiares llamar al teléfon en pantalla hasta el momento hay 4 personas fallecidas, pero según indica el gobernador serían más estaremos informándoles por univisión 14 más adelante les informaremos de las conferencias de prensa en distintos hospitales de san bruno para dar a conocer el estado de las personas llev
. >> abel maldonado dijo que pronto informarían los detalles, varias casas dañadas 52 pacientes llevados al hospital, 4 bomberos debieron ser hospitalizados el gobernador había indicado que había 4 personas muertas pero este número pudo haber aumentado, en san bruno se envían las condolencias a los familiares de estas personas, ayer tambiñn se declaró emergencia local y el gobernador arnold schwarzenegger tambiñn ha declarado emergencia federal, se hace un llamado a las personas...
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abel maldonado because of this size and scope of the fire are important fema partners granted that. they will help us in the operation. and in the cost here is my pleasure not to introduce to you my friend and our partner the lieutenant governorabel maldonado well good morning everybody. as you know the governor schwarzenegger is in asia this morning. i talked to him about 25 minutes ago and have kept them on par with what is happening in the san bruno. i told him if he needed anything for me to say if he said to thank the men and women who were on the front lines helping the people of san bruno. i'm here to do that. i also want to think mayor went to what i came here last night he was here and he was obviously with a sad face. this is the horrific tragedy. our hearts go and to those who are impacted by the horrible disaster. without warning many of these people's lives have been changed forever. my deepest prayers go out to everybody. we know that to and natural gas line ruptured it yesterday around 6:24 p.m.. but we do not know what caused it, or what happened. we will find out so
abel maldonado because of this size and scope of the fire are important fema partners granted that. they will help us in the operation. and in the cost here is my pleasure not to introduce to you my friend and our partner the lieutenant governorabel maldonado well good morning everybody. as you know the governor schwarzenegger is in asia this morning. i talked to him about 25 minutes ago and have kept them on par with what is happening in the san bruno. i told him if he needed anything for me...
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. >> again, a state of emergency has been declared in san mateo county by acting governor abel maldonado. governor schwarzenegger is on his way to asia, so lieutenant governor mall dough -- maldonado is acting as governor. he will be on the ground tomorrow. >> you're looking at pictures from sky 7hd, and we have some dramatic video shot by a free lance photographer, brian carmody, who was on the ground. he sat with us on the set with us. we want to show you the video and listen to the interview. >> i got there 15 minutes after it happened. the -- >> these are your pictures. >> that's correct. the fire was absolutely, absolutely -- the gas line is actually burning right behind that home right there, and what struck me, besides the obvious heat, was the sound this thing was making. it was clear this was something to do with gas. there was a lot of debris from an explosion, but that it happened -- there were actually holes in the roofs of houses from rocks that were falling. the firefighters were -- i had several of them come up to me and say they were just frustrated because there was noth
. >> again, a state of emergency has been declared in san mateo county by acting governor abel maldonado. governor schwarzenegger is on his way to asia, so lieutenant governor mall dough -- maldonado is acting as governor. he will be on the ground tomorrow. >> you're looking at pictures from sky 7hd, and we have some dramatic video shot by a free lance photographer, brian carmody, who was on the ground. he sat with us on the set with us. we want to show you the video and listen to...